Darcy series (1964–1979) by Randall Garrett The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (1936–1970s) The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn (1988–1993) by Tad Williams Metropolitan (1995) by Walter Jon Williams Mistborn (2006–2022) by Brandon Sanderson A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin (1996–present) The Unconquered Country (1986) by Geoff Ryman Master of the Five Magics (1980) by Lyndon Hardy See also Hard science fiction Science fantasy Soft science fiction Technofantasy Unknown—a pulp magazine dedicated to hard-type fantasy References External links Hard fantasy, sfnovelists.com, 2008 Fantasy genres